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Newton, MA vs Solana Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Solana Beach spends 30.6% less per student than Newton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 88.9% higher in Solana Beach than in Newton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Solana Beach had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newton
 Newton, MASolana Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%1.5%
Reviews for Newton    6 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Apartment rentals seem to be on the expensive  More

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Over 15 years ago

Newton is ok, safe, close to  More

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Over 16 years ago

THE WEATHER HERE IS VARIABLE... EACH SEASON CAN BE FELT IN EXTREME TEMPERATURES. WINTER IS SO COLD, SUMMER IS SO HOT...THE SPRING AND FALL BRING A LOT OF RAIN, BUT ALSO  More

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Reviews for Solana Beach    3 Reviews

I've lived in Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Venice Beach, Hermosa Beach, San Luis Obispo, Carlsbad, Encinitas and my wife and I saved up every penny we could to buy a  More

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Rent has skyrocketed in Solana Beach in the past ten years. High rent and more people cramming into single person rental units.   More

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Over 21 years ago

Very expensive. Being from east coast it was hard because people dont speak to you in normal situations..example , picking up kids from school ..if you pass a parent  More

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